"for which he received strong praise. This production was organized by Benjamin J. Ford, who had success at the New York City Lyric Theatre in 1878 as the lead of an all-black cast production of Richard III. Ford played the role of Othello, Alice Brooks played Desdemona, Marie Lavere as Emilia, B. C. Devreaux as Michael Cassio, and R. R. Cranvell as Brabantio. The group then formed what was perhaps the first Shakespearean troupe of black actors which became known as the Astor Place Tragedy company. The company was managed by Arneaux and presented plays throughout New York City; its"
"him only because they are related, and that Othello is whom she truly loves. Brabantio grudgingly accepts what she says, but not without complaining to the senators in an attempt at having Othello stripped of his title; when this is unsuccessful, he disowns his daughter. In the last scene of the play, 5.2, Brabantio's brother Graziano states that Brabantio died of grief after losing his daughter to Othello. The first recorded mention of ""Othello"" is found in a Revels account indicating the play was performed at Whitehall Palace on November 1, 1604. The cast list of the performance is likely"
"the mouth of the lady) that European women are unwise to marry the temperamental males of other nations. While Shakespeare followed Cinthio's tale very closely in composing ""Othello"", he deviated significantly in some details. He invented Desdemona's father, Brabantio, and her dissolute Venetian admirer, Roderigo. He invented the entire first act in which Iago arouses Brabantio's prejudices against Othello, and Desdemona defends her choice of husband before the King. Shakespeare considerably expanded the role of Cinthio's ensign's wife. In Cinthio, she is simply Disdemona's companion but in Shakespeare she becomes Desdemona's attendant and confidante. In Cinthio, the ensign filches Disdemona's"
"was portrayed by actress Shraddha Kapoor. Ophelia has been a frequent subject in artwork, often in a Romantic or Classical style, as the images on this page show. Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ""Hamlet"". She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. As with virtually all ""Hamlet"" characters, Ophelia's name is not Danish. It first appeared in Jacopo Sannazaro's 1504 poem ""Arcadia"" (as ""Ofelia""), probably derived from Ancient Greek ὠφέλεια (""ōphéleia"", ""help""). In Ophelia's first speaking appearance in the play, she is seen"
"Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ""Hamlet"". She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. As with virtually all ""Hamlet"" characters, Ophelia's name is not Danish. It first appeared in Jacopo Sannazaro's 1504 poem ""Arcadia"" (as ""Ofelia""), probably derived from Ancient Greek ὠφέλεια (""ōphéleia"", ""help""). In Ophelia's first speaking appearance in the play, she is seen with her brother, Laertes, who is leaving for France. Laertes warns her that Hamlet, the heir to the throne of Denmark, does not have the freedom to marry"
"Shakespeare most notably in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"". In ""The Faerie Queene"", Spenser's fairy queen is named Gloriana, and is also referred to as Tanaquill, which ""appears to be an epithet for Gloriana, Queen of Faeries"" derived from the name of the wife of Tarquinius Priscus. She is the daughter of Oberon, who in Shakespeare's later play is married to Titania, a name derived from Ovid as an epithet of the Roman goddess Diana. Diana was regularly portrayed as the ruler of the fairy kingdom in demonological literature, such as King James VI of Scotland's ""Daemonologie"", which says that she"
"tale in composing ""Othello"", he departed from it in some details. Brabantio, Roderigo, and several minor characters are not found in Cinthio, for example, and Shakespeare's Emilia takes part in the handkerchief mischief while her counterpart in Cinthio does not. Unlike in ""Othello"", in Cinthio, the ""Ensign"" (the play's Iago) lusts after Desdemona and is spurred to revenge when she rejects him. Shakespeare's opening scenes are unique to his tragedy, as is the tender scene between Emilia and Desdemona as the lady prepares for bed. Shakespeare's most striking departure from Cinthio is the manner of his heroine's death. In Shakespeare,"
"their conquerors, than Catiline"""". Thus, Catiline can be read as one of Ibsen's troubled (and troubling) heroes, alongside Brand and Gregers Werle. The play appeared in Christiania the following spring under Ibsen's early pseudonym, ""Brynjolf Bjarme"". The main character in this historical drama is the noble Roman Lucius Catilina, based on the historical figure of Catiline. He is torn between two women, his wife Aurelia and the Vestal virgin Furia. As characteristic of Ibsen's early work, the play is in blank verse. Although ""Catiline"" may not be among Ibsen's best plays, it foreshadows many of the themes found in his"
"Titania Titania () is a character in William Shakespeare's play ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"". In the play, she is the queen of the fairies. Due to Shakespeare's influence, later fiction has often used the name ""Titania"" for fairy queen characters. In traditional folklore, the fairy queen has no name. Shakespeare took the name ""Titania"" from Ovid's ""Metamorphoses"", where it is an appellation given to the daughters of Titans. Shakespeare's Titania is a very proud creature and as much of a force to contend with as her husband Oberon. She and Oberon are engaged in a marital quarrel over which of"
"Bianca Minola Bianca Minola is a character in Shakespeare's ""The Taming of the Shrew"" (c.1590–1594). She is the younger daughter of Baptista Minola and the sister of Kate, the ""shrew"" of the title. The lovely Bianca has several admirers in the play, but Baptista has refused to allow her to marry until his shrewish daughter Kate has found a husband. When Kate marries, Bianca is united with her lover, Lucentio. Theatrically, Bianca is the ""ingenue"" in ""Shrew"" and the female lead in the play's subplot. The basic elements of the play are present in Don Juan Manuel's 14th-century Castilian tale"
"Perdita (The Winter's Tale) Perdita ( ) is one of the heroines of William Shakespeare's play ""The Winter's Tale"". She is the daughter of Leontes, King of Sicilia, and his wife Hermione. Perdita is born in prison, where her father has sent her mother because he wrongly believes she has been unfaithful to him. Paulina takes the baby to Leontes to try to convince him that it is his daughter, but he refuses to believe it. He thinks instead that she is the result of an affair between Hermione and Polixenes, King of Bohemia. He sends Antigonus to leave the"
"23 December 2001. Bianca (Othello) Bianca is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's ""Othello"" (c. 1601–1604). She is Cassio's jealous lover. Despite her brief appearance on stage, Bianca plays a significant role in the progress of Iago's scheme to incite Othello's jealousy of Cassio. Bianca is traditionally regarded as a courtesan, although this occupation is not specifically designated in the drama. The character was occasionally cut from performances in the 19th century on moral grounds. Bianca is not to be confused with Bianca Minola in Shakespeare's ""The Taming of the Shrew"". ""Othello"" has its source in the 1565 tale ""Un"
"as the female leads in the original play. Their surname is Stratford, a nod to Shakespeare's birthplace. Patrick's surname Verona references the home of his relative character Petruchio. The characters attend Padua High School, named after where the play is set. Cameron (Lucentio, who disguises himself as a tutor named Cambio) tutors Bianca in French and slips in a line from play while obsessing over her: """"I burn, I pine, I perish"""". Patrick's character reflects the outlandish behavior of Petruchio, and Michael coerces Patrick into the marching band incident with the words from Sonnet 56: """"Sweet love, renew thy force""""."
"the likeness of Sophonisba; she subsequently has sexual intercourse with Syphax before he is able to realize her identity. Many critics, according to Harry Harvey Wood, ""have dismissed [this scene] as revolting."" Erichtho In Roman literature, Erichtho (from ) is a legendary Thessalian witch who appears in several literary works. She is noted for her horrifying appearance and her impious ways. Her first major role was in the Roman poet Lucan's epic ""Pharsalia"", which details Caesar's Civil War. In the work, Pompey the Great's son, Sextus Pompeius, seeks her, hoping that she will be able to reveal the future concerning"
"lost to time, but legend has Shakespeare appearing on stage in minor roles such as Old Adam in ""As You Like It"", and, thus, it is not inconceivable that Shakespeare himself may have played Brabantio. It is possible the actor playing Brabantio ""doubled-up"" and performed another character appearing later in the play. Film interpreters of the role include Friedrich Kühne in the 1922 silent version starring Emil Jannings, Hilton Edwards in Orson Welles' 1952 film, Anthony Nicholls in Laurence Olivier's 1965 film, and Pierre Vaneck in the 1995 film starring Laurence Fishburne. Brabantio Brabantio (sometimes called Brabanzio) is a character"
"Petruchio Petruchio (an anglicisation of the Italian name Petruccio; ) is the male protagonist in Shakespeare's ""The Taming of the Shrew"" (c. 1590–1594). Petruchio is a fortune seeker who enters into a marriage with a strong-willed young woman named Kate and then proceeds to ""tame"" her temperamental spirit. The role has attracted notable performers. In the play, Petruchio comes to the town of Padua in the hopes of marrying a wealthy woman. Hortensio suggests that he marry Kate Minola, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the city, particularly because Hortensio can not court her sister Bianca until"
"Another famous fantasy episode was ""Atomic Shakespeare,"" which featured the cast performing a variation of ""The Taming of the Shrew"", with David in the role of Petruchio, Maddie as Katharina, Agnes as Bianca, and Herbert as Lucentio. The episode featured Shakespearean costumes and mixed the Shakespearean plot with humorous anachronisms and variations on ""Moonlighting""'s own running gags, including David riding in as Petruchio on a horse with BMW logos embroidered on its saddle blanket and repeatedly launching into the wrong Shakespearean soliloquy until the rest of the cast corrects him on which play he is in, and the Blue Moon"
"""Dessie"" Brabant also updates the action, picturing John Othello (Eamonn Walker) and Ben Jago (Christopher Eccleston) as high ranking Metropolitan Police officers. In 2006, Omkara, a Bollywood version of Othello, Desdemona née Dolly Mishra was played by Kareena Kapoor. Desdemona Desdemona () is a character in William Shakespeare's play ""Othello"" (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish man several years her senior. When her husband is deployed to Cyprus in the service of the Republic of Venice, Desdemona accompanies him. There, her husband"
"Imogen (Cymbeline) Imogen (also spelled Innogen) is the daughter of King Cymbeline in Shakespeare's play ""Cymbeline"". She was described by William Hazlitt as ""perhaps the most tender and the most artless"" of all Shakespeare's women. According to some modern editions of Shakespeare's plays, notably the 1986 ""Oxford Edition"", the correct name is in fact ""Innogen"", and the spelling ""Imogen"" is an error which arose when the manuscripts were first committed to print. The name Innogen is mentioned as a ghost character in early editions of ""Much Ado About Nothing"" as the wife of the Leonato character. Imogen in ""Cymbeline"" is"
"sorceress turning her lovers into animals, she is made to love a donkey after Bottom has been transformed. Titania has appeared in many other paintings, poems, plays and other works. Titania Titania () is a character in William Shakespeare's play ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"". In the play, she is the queen of the fairies. Due to Shakespeare's influence, later fiction has often used the name ""Titania"" for fairy queen characters. In traditional folklore, the fairy queen has no name. Shakespeare took the name ""Titania"" from Ovid's ""Metamorphoses"", where it is an appellation given to the daughters of Titans. Shakespeare's Titania"
"that she is a Princess, and they run away to marry. They land in Bohemia, where Pandosto unwittingly falls in love with his daughter Fawnia. At the end of the story, after Fawnia's identity is revealed, Pandosto commits suicide out of grief for the troubles he caused his family. Shakespeare reversed the two kingdoms of Sicilia and Bohemia and added side characters like Paulina and Antigonus. Also he introduced Autolycus and the Clown. He also removed the suicide and added a resurrection scene, bringing the queen back to life using either magic or a death trick, depending on perception. Shakespeare"
"Bianca (Othello) Bianca is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's ""Othello"" (c. 1601–1604). She is Cassio's jealous lover. Despite her brief appearance on stage, Bianca plays a significant role in the progress of Iago's scheme to incite Othello's jealousy of Cassio. Bianca is traditionally regarded as a courtesan, although this occupation is not specifically designated in the drama. The character was occasionally cut from performances in the 19th century on moral grounds. Bianca is not to be confused with Bianca Minola in Shakespeare's ""The Taming of the Shrew"". ""Othello"" has its source in the 1565 tale ""Un Capitano Moro"" from"
"novel 1876 as being a friend of the fictional narrator, Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler. Mathilde Bonaparte Mathilde Laetitia Wilhelmine Bonaparte, Princesse Française, Princess of San Donato (27 May 1820 – 2 January 1904), was a French princess and salonnière. She was a daughter of Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte and his second wife, Catharina of Württemberg, daughter of King Frederick I of Württemberg. Born in Trieste, Mathilde Bonaparte was raised in Florence and Rome. She was originally engaged to her first cousin, the future Napoleon III of France, but the engagement was broken following his imprisonment at Ham. She married a rich"
"after the fall of Troy. In medieval romances, starting with the ""Roman de Troie"", Briseis becomes Briseida and is the daughter of Calchas. She loves and is loved by Troilus and then Diomedes. She is later confused with Chryseis and it is under variations of that name that the character is developed further, becoming Shakespeare's Cressida. Briseis Brisēís (; , ; also known as Hippodameia (, ) was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. Her character lies at the heart of a dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that drives the plot of Homer's"
"language occasionally, removing much of the ""mythic resonance"" of the original, and adding a fair amount of their own invention. The added elements include new characters – Hippolito, a man who has never seen a woman, and Dorinda, a second daughter of Prospero. Hippolito and Dorinda, predictably, fall in love; their love parallels that between Miranda, Shakespeare's maiden who has never seen a man, and Ferdinand, son to the Duke of Mantua (or to the King of Naples in Shakespeare's version). Ariel was given an ethereal girlfriend in Milcha (Shadwell expanded her role in 1674). Even Caliban got a sister."
"Brutus called him a ""weathercock"" and Velleius Paterculus called him ""the most fickle of mankind"", and incapable of command. According to Cassius Dio, while Mark Antony and Octavian were away from Rome fighting Brutus and Cassius, Lepidus was nominally in control of the city, but Mark Antony's wife Fulvia was the real power. Dio wrote that ""She, the mother-in‑law of Octavian and wife of Antony, had no respect for Lepidus because of his slothfulness, and managed affairs herself, so that neither the senate nor the people transacted any business contrary to her pleasure."" These views are reflected in Shakespeare's portrayal"
"Emilia (Othello) Emilia is a character in the tragedy ""Othello"" by William Shakespeare. The character's origin is traced to the 1565 tale, ""Un capitano Moro"" from Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's ""Gli Hecatommithi"". There, the character is described as young and virtuous, is referred to simply as the ensign's wife, and becomes Desdemona's companion in Cyprus. In Shakespeare, she is named Emilia, is the wife of Othello's ensign, Iago, and is an attendant to Othello's wife, Desdemona. While considered a minor character in the drama, she has been portrayed by several notable actresses on film, with Joyce Redman receiving an Academy"
"friends. The Novella is introduced in her quarters, with her ""bravo"" (bodyguard/thug/manservant) Borgio and her African serving maid Jaconetta (she of Pantaloni's bed trick). The Novella is shown manipulating and putting off the men who circle around her; at one point she comes close to being raped by an ardent Spanish gentleman, though she is saved by Borgio and a German named Swartzenburgh. (The play confuses the Germans, ""Deutsch,"" with the Dutch — a confusion common among the English at the time.) The Novella proves to be Victoria, come from Rome in search of Fabritio; she has adopted her courtesan"
"with her, since they feared to receive a bad reputation sympathizing with Mary Robinson. Mary Robinson (poet) Mary Robinson (née Darby; 27 November 1757? – 26 December 1800) was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. During her lifetime she was known as ""the English Sappho"". She earned her nickname ""Perdita"" for her role as Perdita (heroine of Shakespeare's ""The Winter's Tale"") in 1779. She was the first public mistress of King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales. Robinson was born in Bristol, England to Nicholas Darby, a naval captain, and his wife Hester (née"
"action of ""Hamlet"". The castle of Darłowo is also associated with the figure of Eric Pomerania’s granddaughter – Princess Sophia. Legend attributes to her, apparently contrary to the historical facts, cruelty, for which she lingers as the White Lady after her death, circling the castle. The character of Princess Sophia is also related to a romantic love story. The lady of the Darłowo castle was to bestow John of Maszewo with great reciprocating feeling. His Gothic tenement still stands today on the corner of the streets of Powstańców Warszawskich and Morska. Supposedly, the ducal castle was connected with the house"
"Erichtho In Roman literature, Erichtho (from ) is a legendary Thessalian witch who appears in several literary works. She is noted for her horrifying appearance and her impious ways. Her first major role was in the Roman poet Lucan's epic ""Pharsalia"", which details Caesar's Civil War. In the work, Pompey the Great's son, Sextus Pompeius, seeks her, hoping that she will be able to reveal the future concerning the imminent Battle of Pharsalus. In a gruesome scene, she finds a dead body, fills it with potions, and raises it from the dead. The corpse describes a civil war that is"
"into the arms of my mother, whom the misfortunes of Geneviève de Brabant had made all the dearer to me, just as the crimes of Golo had driven me to a more than ordinarily scrupulous examination of my own conscience."" In German poet Maler Müller's tale ""Golo und Genoveva"" is an adaptation of Genevieve of Brabant's tale. See F. J. Child, ""English and Scottish Popular Ballads"", vol. ii. 1886), art. ""Sir Aldingar""; S. Grundtvig, ""Danske Kaempeviser"" (Copenhagen, 1867); ""Sir Triamore,"" in ""Bishop Percy's Folio MS."", ed. Hales and Furnivall, vol. ii. (London, 1868); ""The Romance of Octavian"", ed. E. M."
"Othello (character) Othello () is a character in Shakespeare's ""Othello"" (c. 1601–1604). The character's origin is traced to the tale ""Un Capitano Moro"" in ""Gli Hecatommithi"" by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio. There, he is simply referred to as the Moor. Othello is a brave and competent soldier of advanced years and Moorish background in the service of the Venetian Republic. He elopes with Desdemona, the beautiful daughter of a respected Venetian senator. After being deployed to Cyprus, Othello is manipulated by his Ancient (pronounced Ensign) Iago into believing Desdemona is an adulteress. Othello murders her and, upon discovering Iago's deceit,"